Patents by Inventor Linda J. Meiby

Linda J. Meiby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Portable communication device and method for media-enhanced messaging
    Patent number: 8543141
    Abstract: A portable communication device is equipped with a media-enhanced messaging application that facilitates generating text messages that are enhanced with media having wording or other characteristics that correspond to or match at least a portion of a text message input by a user of the portable communication device. The messaging application causes the portable communication device to receive text message input and search for media matching or corresponding to at least a portion of the received text message input. Media found based on the search is merged with the received text message input and transmitted to a remote device as a media-enhanced text message. The portable communication device equipped with media-enhanced text messaging functionality provides the user with message enhancement for emotional expression, enunciation and entertainment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Linda J. Meiby, Robert Najdenovski
  • PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEDIA-ENHANCED MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20080220797
    Abstract: A portable communication device is equipped with a media-enhanced messaging application that facilitates generating text messages that are enhanced with media having wording or other characteristics that correspond to or match at least a portion of a text message input by a user of the portable communication device. The messaging application causes the portable communication device to receive text message input and search for media matching or corresponding to at least a portion of the received text message input. Media found based on the search is merged with the received text message input and transmitted to a remote device as a media-enhanced text message. The portable communication device equipped with media-enhanced text messaging functionality provides the user with message enhancement for emotional expression, enunciation and entertainment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Linda J. Meiby, Robert Najdenovski